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Major flood control projects are underway in the 3rd district of Negros Occidental where various localities experienced massive floods that displaced thousands in the early days of January this year. Representative Jose Francisco Benitez said they requested for a funding of about P6.6 billion mainly from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for […]
The country’s over 900,000 public school teachers are expected to receive their P1,000 World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB) without any delay, Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said on Tuesday. “The amount of P910 million meant to pay for the WTDIB of public school teachers is itemized and fully funded in this year’s General […]
Former Senator Joey Lina, principal author of the Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992 (RA 7392), was named first nominee of the newly-formed Ang Komadrona Party-list. Lina, also a former DILG Secretary and Laguna Governor, accepted the opportunity to continue his long and productive years in government service as a nominee for a party-list dedicated to help […]
Asserting that education should be placed at “the forefront of our national priorities,” the Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list today filed its Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance for the 2022 national elections. “The ongoing pandemic has caused a huge setback in our educational system, exacerbating a crisis that has gone on for […]
As support to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with Bago City, Negros Occidental vaccinated 146 inmates and one personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in the city with Sinovac vaccine doses recently. Bago City is grateful to the humanitarian organization and for its initiative […]
The country’s “agility to pivot to the post-pandemic economy” will depend largely on how it can train a labor force that could meet the demands of the “new world of work”, Senator Joel Villanueva said as he announced his reelection bid. Speaking at the launch of the Tulong Trabaho Scholarship Program, Villanueva told over 500 […]
The highly anticipated Tagum City flyover is now open to serve motorists. The 1.625-kilometer infrastructure, which cost P2.7 billion to build, is part of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration. Built by the Department of Public Works and Highways, construction of the longest flyover in Mindanao started in 2017. Mayor Allan Rellon […]
Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda wants more funding for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for 2022 to support its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) which empowers the country’s vulnerable and marginalized communities. Legarda said DSWD’s budget for SLP should be increased to ensure that poor Filipino households, especially those transitioning under the Pantawid Pamilyang […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list plans to refile the proposed Bicycle Act in the 19th Congress should it win in the May 2022 elections. “We filed this bill in the 18th Congress even before the pandemic started because we are of the firm belief that bicycle riding is a viable alternative means of […]
Owing to the emergence of more transmissible COVID-19 variants that could necessitate more lockdowns, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said Congress could help the national government fast-track its digital transformation by approving the e-governance law, which will facilitate contactless transactions and ensure the uninterrupted delivery of basic services. Villafuerte noted that his proposed e-governance law, […]